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Young and connected: Psychological influences of mobile phone use amongst Australian youth
, 2007 Two studies investigating psychosocial factors influencing mobile phone use amongst Australian youth are reported. In Study 1, focus groups comprising 32 participants, three major benefits of mobile phone use emerged: self, social, and practical ...
White, Katherine M. +2 more
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Associations between social anxiety disorders and the social aspects of young people's internet and mobile phone use [PDF]
, 2006 This thesis investigates young people's use of the Internet and mobile phones, and focuses especially on associations between use of these technologies for communication purposes and social anxiety. First, two surveys are reported which examine the broad
Madell, Dominie Edward
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou +3 more
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
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Enabling Mobile Communications for the Needy: Affordability Methodology, and Approaches to Requalify Universal Service Measures [PDF]
This paper links communications and media usage to social and household economics boundaries. It highlights that in present day society, communications and media are a necessity, but not always affordable, and that they furthermore open up for addictive ...
Louis-Francois PAU
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
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Acta PsychologicaMobile phone addiction among nursing interns may trigger social anxiety, making it an important issue in nursing education. However, research on the relationship between mobile phone addiction and social anxiety among nursing interns remains relatively ...
Dongrun Liu +6 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda +2 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Outdoor agricultural workers experience significant heat exposure, yet few studies have evaluated whether wearable sensors can reliably measure continuous physiological responses in real field conditions. This pilot study examined the feasibility and predictive utility of core temperature, hydration, heart rate, and movement data ...
Sinan Sousan +10 more
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